[whistle shrills] >> Fan: And we're thinking, "To hell and back."

>> Let's go, Brewers!

>> Let's go, Brewers!

[horn honks] [patriotic music] >> It's a historic moment for the city of Milwaukee.

>> Let's go, Brewers!

>> Let's go, Brewers!

>> A long time coming, just a journey and watching this team is gonna be great.

>> The championship World Series Milwaukee Brewers parade for the first time ever.

And it's so exciting, I'm so excited.

This is the, kids aside, best day of my life.

[laughs] >> Yeah!

>> Let's go!

Yeah!

[crowd roars] >> Ayisi: Thousands of people are here on East Michigan and North Jackson Street for the parade and rally, celebrating the Milwaukee Brewers who are now World Series champions.

>> We did it, we did it, 44 years.

>> I already knew.

As soon as we won, I knew I had to be here, I had to see it.

>> Skipping school to watch the game, the parade.

>> Interviewer: Is that allowed?

>> Yes, my mom said she didn't care.

>> 50 years of waiting for this.

Been waiting my entire life for this.

Many times, I told myself, "I don't know if I'll ever see this happen," and it's just so memorable, and I'm just, I just can't, the words can't describe how I feel today.

>> I'm Erica Ayisi, reporter with PBS Wisconsin.

The Milwaukee Brewers are a small-market team who clinched the World Series championship title for the first time Wednesday night in Tampa.

[crowd roars] >> Go!

[claps] >> Party like it's 1982, baby.

>> 1982!

>> But on Tuesday inside the American Family Field Game Four World Series watch party, some moments were tense.

>> Oh, run, run, run, run, run, run, run!

Shoot.

[crowd claps] [grand music] >> I wasn't around, you know, in 1982.

So this is the first time we've made it this far.

It's amazing for everyone to be on the cusp.

>> For the state, it's huge.

I mean, I think you can feel it in the air.

The state has been waiting for this for a long time with the Brewers.

>> Now how to explain it?

At times, I have to pinch myself to wake up.

Is this truly happening?

So it hasn't quite set in yet.

>> Yeah, and 44 years ago.

>> I want it to slow down, but I don't want it to go longer.

>> [Ayisi Families and fans said supporting the Brewers is tradition.

>> I'm due any day now to have a baby, and his dad was born... >> Niemczyk: Game Seven of the World Series, the Braves at '57.

>> So his grandma went into labor with his dad and had to miss the game.

>> Yeah.

>> And his dad is not able to be here, he passed away, so we're hoping a win for him.

>> I mean, take it all in.

This is a special time to be around, to be alive, especially in Wisconsin.

Like, you're probably not gonna get many more like this, so enjoy it, it's very special.

>> Fans: Let's go, Brewers!

[claps] Let's go, Brewers!

[claps] >> My grandfather for sure, I grew up with him watching baseball all the time.

And we grew up in Superior, Wisconsin, so way up north.

And he loved baseball, he loved the Brewers.

And they thought about him this whole series, all year this year.

[crowd cheers] >> Let's go, yeah!

>> Yeah!

[crowd cheers] >> Let's go!

>> But at the parade, it's all about celebrating a historic win, and the energy is electric.

>> Go, Brewers!

>> Go, Brewers!

[lively band music] [crowd cheers] >> I can't be more proud of this.

I mean, it's, again, I never thought I'd ever see this.

>> Tell my kids about it, my grandkids about it.

This will be a day that I'll remember for the rest of my life.

>> Hey, cool.

[crowd cheers] [lively band music continues] >> Ayisi: In Milwaukee, I'm Erica Ayisi for "Here and Now."